As Yanks Sweep Series with Stanton Blast, Yankee Streamer Goes Apey.
Sometimes, broadcasting fossils like Bob Costas and Joe Buck, who have called baseball since before wood was invented, can be a bit reserved in their call of a massive, series sweep clinching dong by Giancarlo Stanton. In times like these, you need a fresh voice — a young struggling nobody, streaming out of his grandma’s unfurnished basement, to capture the raw emotion of the moment.
Enter Eagle Fang, a yeoman Youtuber broadcasting to an audience of 337 subscribers (or one ‘l’ shy of l337). Eagle Fang isn’t a chi chi Twitch partner sponsored by Free Rain sparkling water. He is a man of the people; a salt of the earth, die hard Bronx Bomber stalwart (and admittedly, also a Tampa Bay Lightning fan).
Bear in mind that Eagle Fang was already a bit juiced up by Aaron Judge’s go ahead double immediately following a series of miscues by the Boston defense. The Stanton homer, however, sends this man over the brink and into the land of the loony. He screams incoherently, yanks his headset cord, and probably delivers the secret meanings of life and ecstasy to muted airwaves. A truly iconic moment in sports streaming.
